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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Sumō Wrestling Motif (相撲図鐔)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray metal object, circular with one oval and one triangular shaped hole. Two men, no shirts, wearing only loincloths, grappling. Man on the left crouched, right arm extended. Man on the right lunging forward. Gold accents around waists and on man's armor.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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